Raf Reviews - Secret Hitler Social deduction games are usually not my thing. I like Coup quite a bit because it’s more bluffing than deduction, but games like Werewolf, Mafia, or The Resistance are just OK in my book. In fact, The Resistance is one of the few games that I will politely decline. I was not excited for Secret Hitler; I agreed to play at GenCon mostly because a number of my friends wanted to try it. I assumed its success hinged on an edgy theme and that I’d find myself longing for Coup or Skull. I was wrong, 09/08/2016
Social deduction games are usually not my thing. I like Coup quite a bit because it’s more bluffing than deduction, but games like Werewolf, Mafia, or The Resistance are just OK in my book. In fact, The Resistance is one of the few games that I will politely decline. I was not excited for Secret Hitler; I agreed to play at GenCon mostly because a number of my friends wanted to try it. I assumed its success hinged on an edgy theme and that I’d find myself longing for Coup or Skull. I was wrong,
Raf Reviews - Dragoon Humans ruin everything. The land of Dragoon was a peaceful one. All the dragons had their own caves and they were all good friends, hanging out and doing whatever friendly dragons do. Campfires maybe. Then the humans showed up. They brought villages, cities, people, and – most importantly – gold. Beautiful gold. That ruined everything. Calling Dragoon an abstract game may be accurate, but it doesn’t really paint the whole picture. After my first game I sat looking at the gorgeous cloth board 09/05/2016
Humans ruin everything. The land of Dragoon was a peaceful one. All the dragons had their own caves and they were all good friends, hanging out and doing whatever friendly dragons do. Campfires maybe. Then the humans showed up. They brought villages, cities, people, and – most importantly – gold. Beautiful gold. That ruined everything. Calling Dragoon an abstract game may be accurate, but it doesn’t really paint the whole picture. After my first game I sat looking at the gorgeous cloth board
Latitude 90: The Origin -- First Impression [A note from Charlie - Matt is a friend of the podcast and recently got to try this interesting new Kickstarter game, Latitude 90: The Origin. Raf and I are both excited about this game and are looking forward to it coming out. I hope you enjoy the article as much as we do.] All hail our robot overlords. For years, people have declared that the future of board games will see an increased utilization of smartphone apps and computers. I recently had the opportunity to playtest Latitude 90: The 09/02/2016
[A note from Charlie - Matt is a friend of the podcast and recently got to try this interesting new Kickstarter game, Latitude 90: The Origin. Raf and I are both excited about this game and are looking forward to it coming out. I hope you enjoy the article as much as we do.] All hail our robot overlords. For years, people have declared that the future of board games will see an increased utilization of smartphone apps and computers. I recently had the opportunity to playtest Latitude 90: The
Episode 26 - Happy Birthday Ding & Dent!! This special episode marks the one year anniversary of Ding & Dent. Raf and Charlie celebrate by interviewing each other. Excited about - 1:11 Pandemic: Reign of Cthulhu - 7:00 Gigamic games - 15:45 Star Trek: Ascendancy - 29:40 Codenames: Pictures - 44:25 10 Questions - 54:00 Want some Ding & Dent swag? You can find shirts and more here. Check out our BGG Guild and hop into the discussion here. iTunes Soundcloud RSS Stitcher 09/01/2016
This special episode marks the one year anniversary of Ding & Dent. Raf and Charlie celebrate by interviewing each other. Excited about - 1:11 Pandemic: Reign of Cthulhu - 7:00 Gigamic games - 15:45 Star Trek: Ascendancy - 29:40 Codenames: Pictures - 44:25 10 Questions - 54:00 Want some Ding & Dent swag? You can find shirts and more here. Check out our BGG Guild and hop into the discussion here. iTunes Soundcloud RSS Stitcher
Raf Takes a Look at Dark Souls My first experience with the Dark Souls video game was short lived. I’d heard a lot about it and it was free on the PlayStation Network. “Why not?” I thought. I didn’t last long. I didn’t understand how it worked and it wasn’t calming me down like I’d hoped playing some video games would. I promptly moved on and didn’t play it again. “Git gud” was beyond me. When the Dark Souls boardgame campaign launched, I was intrigued but not necessarily hyped. The IP held no particular appeal and there 08/22/2016
My first experience with the Dark Souls video game was short lived. I’d heard a lot about it and it was free on the PlayStation Network. “Why not?” I thought. I didn’t last long. I didn’t understand how it worked and it wasn’t calming me down like I’d hoped playing some video games would. I promptly moved on and didn’t play it again. “Git gud” was beyond me. When the Dark Souls boardgame campaign launched, I was intrigued but not necessarily hyped. The IP held no particular appeal and there
Episode 25 - Gen Con Recap!! The guys catch their breath and finally recover from Gen Con. It's now time to reflect on the convention. iTunes Soundcloud RSS Stitcher 08/17/2016
The guys catch their breath and finally recover from Gen Con. It's now time to reflect on the convention. iTunes Soundcloud RSS Stitcher
Raf Reviews - War Co. The sergeant looked on in horror as the River Runner engaged the enemies Poseidon class ship. It was a suicide mission. The green blip moved rapidly along the radar, making up in speed what it lacked in power. At 600 meters the larger red blip pulsed; the bright green blip left a light afterimage that slowly faded away. A voice cut the silence from the rear of the bridge. “Well done Sergeant. Turn your focus to lower orbit and bring Starship Astrum online. The fate of the River Runner is 08/09/2016
The sergeant looked on in horror as the River Runner engaged the enemies Poseidon class ship. It was a suicide mission. The green blip moved rapidly along the radar, making up in speed what it lacked in power. At 600 meters the larger red blip pulsed; the bright green blip left a light afterimage that slowly faded away. A voice cut the silence from the rear of the bridge. “Well done Sergeant. Turn your focus to lower orbit and bring Starship Astrum online. The fate of the River Runner is
Gen Con Nightly Roundup While at Gen Con we recorded a nightly roundup of noteworthy plays over three days. Each episode below was recorded live at Gen Con under abnormal recording conditions. Come for the game discussion, stay for the interruption from a convention employee. Night One Night Two Night Three 08/08/2016
While at Gen Con we recorded a nightly roundup of noteworthy plays over three days. Each episode below was recorded live at Gen Con under abnormal recording conditions. Come for the game discussion, stay for the interruption from a convention employee. Night One Night Two Night Three